Brings 34 years of
Red Cross experience to position
 |
| WNY and Finger Lakes Regional CEO Nancy Blaschak |
ROCHESTER, NY, April 1, 2013 – Gail DeNicola,
American Red Cross Division Vice President, Northeast, is pleased to announce
the appointment of Nancy Blaschak as Regional Chief Executive Officer. Blaschak
will lead the newly-merged organization, which includes the current Western New
York and Finger Lakes Regions, to improve service delivery throughout the
community.
“I cannot think of anyone more qualified to lead
the Red Cross in Western New York and the Finger Lakes Region than Nancy
Blaschak,” DeNicola said. “Her expertise and years of experience will help make
the Red Cross an even stronger presence in both communities going forward.”
Blaschak has been with the Red Cross since 1979. As
Regional Executive for Western New York for the past 21 years, Blaschak has led
the Red Cross response to several incidents, including the October Surprise
storm of 2006 and the crash of Flight 3407 in Clarence, NY, and she recently
returned from New York City where she directed the Hurricane Sandy Long Term
Recovery Project.
“I am honored to have been given this opportunity,
and look forward to working with our amazing staff, volunteers and supporters
to lead the Red Cross into an exciting new era,” Blaschak said. “By combining
our resources, we will be able to improve upon the disaster preparedness and
response, assistance to military members and their families, health and safety
training, blood services and other community services that residents in both
the Finger Lakes and Western New York regions have come to expect from their
local Red Cross.”
Blaschak holds a BS in Business Administration from
the University at Buffalo, an MBA from Canisius College, and completed post-graduate
studies at the Hauser Institute for Not for Profit Organizations at the John F.
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Nancy and her husband John
live in Eden, NY along with their two children.
No comments:
Post a Comment